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Quinn Taps Ohio Prison Official To Run Illinois Department Of Corrections

AP | Posted 06.14.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn turned Thursday to the assistant director of Ohio's prison system to run the Illinois Department of Correctio...

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Plug The Budget Gap With Juvenile Justice Reform

Paula Wolff | Posted 05.17.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Juvenile Justice, Illinois Budget Deficit, Redeploy Illinois, Illinois Department of Corrections, Macarthur Foundation, Prison Reform, Illinois Prisons, Prison Industry, Chicago News
Paula Wolff

A citizens' group has been appointed to find places to cut the budget. One of the first places they should look is the Department of Corrections, which spends a shocking $1.4 billion each year to lock up 45,000 people.

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